1951 in Provincetown Cape Cod
Center of Provincetown mid 20th century This colorful vintage postcard was mailed to Troy, New York the summer of 1951 and says, “This is really wonderful here. Just finished a shore dinner.”. Look...
View ArticleProvincetown Cape Cod 19th Century Landscape
19th century Provincetown Cape Cod What did Provincetown, that lively town on the tip of Cape Cod, look like before there were big motels? Stand on the corner of Commercial Street and Kendall Lane on...
View ArticleUnique Provincetown on the Tip of Cape Cod
Provincetown on the tip of the Cape has well been called the most unique town in the country for certainly there is just one Provincetown and nothing like it anywhere else. It is the oldest town on the...
View ArticleProvincetown Song
All I Can Give By Harry Kemp Cook Street in Provincetown looking towards Commercial Street. All I can give is a song And that is best, Which down the ages will prolong Our names when all the rest, The...
View ArticleProvincetown Book Gets Five Stars
Provincetown, Cape CodBradford Street, just past the town center during the early 1960s. 5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, December 27, 2013 By Karen O’Shaughnessy (Manchester, NH United States) – See all...
View ArticleProvincetown in the 1920s Vintage Cars Downtown Scene
The center of Provincetown in the 1920s looks less crowded with its colorful roadsters, green lawn, and trees around Town Hall. But the architecture is the same as it is today in 2014. On the postcard...
View ArticleSailors and Music in Provincetown Cape Cod
Band Concert at Town Hall is the title of this postcard from the first decade of the 20th century. The Provincetown Monument looms in the background and the corner of Commercial Street is filled with...
View ArticleDressing FIsh in Provincetown Cape Cod
Cod fishing grew quickly in New England by the mid 1800s, particularly on Cape Cod. Look at the size of the fish those men are cleaning in the above antique postcard illustration.The town of...
View ArticleProvincetown Fishing Tradition Celebrated at Blessing of the Fleet
This 1960’s postcard shows a plentiful catch of fish on a commercial fishing boat out of Provincetown. Fifty plus years later and the commercial fishing boats are not as plentiful as they once were,...
View ArticleTruro Pamet River Inspires Second “Remaining in Provincetown” Mystery Series
Antique Postcard , color lithographic print, mailed with a two cent stamp. At the time this postcard was printed and mailed, there was still a train that traveled the length of Cape Cod, all the way to...
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